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- Macau (16856 bytes)
26: |Handover from [[Portugal]] to the [[People's Republic of China]]
40: ...ow run as a [[Special Administrative Region]] of the PRC. Residents of Macau mostly speak [[Cantonese ...
44: ... [[Hong Kong]] often take a one-day excursion to the city. [[Ferry]] service by [[hydrofoil]] between ...
47: ...existing landmark built in [[1448]] dedicated to the goddess [[Matsu]].
48: ...ntonese Jyutping: ou3 mun4) means "Inlet Gates". The "gates" refer to two erect gate-like mountains of... - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
3: ...o apply the principles of [[mass production]] to the process of [[invention]].
5: ...te of nine major film studios (commonly known as the Edison Trust).
7: ...Edison and Ford Winter Estates]] are now open to the public.
10: ...ilor, and tavern keeper who would marry Nancy Matthews Elliott.
12: ...nd, like his grandfather, Sam fled for his life. He went to [[Port Huron, Michigan]], temporarily lea... - Timeline of United States history (1860-1899) (10289 bytes)
1: ...g the Civil War, include these men felled during the bloody Battle of Antietam]]
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
12: ...ate States of America]] (the Confederacy) established under President [[Jefferson Davis]]
15: *[[1861]] - [[Kansas]] admitted to the Union as a [[free state]]
35: *[[1865]] - [[Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|13th Amendment]] - History of the United States (1865-1918) (52094 bytes)
2: ...] and the American [[labor movement]]. Finally, the era was capped by U.S. involvement in [[World War...
7: ...nditions and procedures for reintegrating the southern states.
9: ...ts of the formerly enslaved African-Americans in the South.
11: ...ate protection for life or property now exist in the rebel States."
13: ... of power. These events led to the formation of the original [[Ku Klux Klan]], in 1866; but it lasted... - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...th Night]], a holiday when gifts were exchanged. There are 364 days remaining (365 in [[leap year]]s).
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
10: *[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
13: *[[1700]] - [[Russia]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - Labour Day (7088 bytes)
1: ...s of the [[labour union]] movement, to celebrate the [[economic]] and [[social]] achievements of [[wor...
3: ...e an eight hour day, which subsequently inspired the celebration of Labour Day and May Day.
7: ...ates in [[Paris]] in [[1889]] appointed May 1 as the official International Labour Day.
9: ...an tradition, could have been viewed as aligning the U.S. and Canadian labor movements with internatio...
11: ... A few [[teenager]]s and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to [[sc... - World Series (40101 bytes)
1: ...tion of 1904 and 1994. The New York Yankees have the most World Series titles, with 26 championships.
3: ...s Championship in 31,458 days, the last being in the [[1918 World Series]], completed on [[September 1...
5: ...Star Game]] is given the home field advantage in the World Series.
7: ...ot earning a [[wild card]] receive them, because there are more divisions and each division is smaller...
9: ...[North America]]n champions against champions in the Japanese or Latin American leagues have, so far, ... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
3: ...trike-shortened [[1994 in sports|1994]] season), the most in any professional North American sport, wh...
5: ...m re-formed in Boston and took the nickname with them.
6: ... on; even Quinn refused to use it. The team switched back to "Braves" in 1941.
7: ...ome ballpark:''' [[Turner Field]], Atlanta (aka "The Ted", after [[Ted Turner]])
10: :'''Logo design:''' The script word "Braves" above a [[tomahawk]] - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
3: ...ti, Ohio]]. They are in the Central Division of the [[National League]].
5: ...'' [[1869]], [[1882]], or [[1890]], depending on the account. See below.
6: ... century]]; the Redlegs, from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried connotations of [[communism]].
9: :'''Logo design:''' a red "C" with the word "REDS" inside
12: :'''Other titles won''' (1): Had baseball's best overall r... - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
3: ...ylvania]]. They are in the Central Division of the [[National League]].
5: ...on]]. Transferred to the [[National League]] in [[1887]].
6: ...he [[National Football League]] franchise called the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] came along.
17: ...Wagner]] and [[Fred Clarke]] (who also served as the team's manager from [[1900]] to [[1915]]), trigge...
19: ... first World Series title in [[1909]], defeating the [[Detroit Tigers]] in seven games. - St. Louis Cardinals (18903 bytes)
5: ...National League Championship Series|champions of the National League]].
7: :'''Founded:''' [[1882]] in the [[American Association (19th century)|American As...
11: ...'' One or two [[Northern Cardinal|cardinal]]s perched on a [[baseball bat]].
12: ...]], an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphized]] Northern Cardinal
15: ...iation pennants won''' (4): [[1885]], [[1886]], [[1887]], [[1888]] - Golf (35905 bytes)
2: ..._shot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole]]
4: ...nd continues to attract ever more players around the world.
6: ...ong the ground) into the hole. The aim of holing the ball in as few strokes as possible may be impeded...
8: ...eeds the number of holes remaining in the round, the match ends.
12: ...ow that most balls can be easily played) or from the ''rough'' (uncut grass or ground not prepared at ... - Groundhog Day (3781 bytes)
2: ...g Day''' is a traditional festival celebrated in the [[United States|USA]] and [[Canada]] on [[Februar...
4: ...a]] and [[Balzac Billy]] in Balzac, [[Alberta]]. The official groundhog forecaster for [[New York City...
6: ...vania]] on [[February 2]], [[1887]]. In the U.S. the tradition derives from a Scottish couplet:
8: :'' there'll be two winters in the year.''
10: ...r and winter [[solstice]]), it is in fact one of the [[cross-quarter day]]s[http://www.noblenet.org/ye... - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
1: This is a list of famous chemists:
6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
7: *[[Richard Abegg]], (1869-1910), German chemist
8: *[[Arthur Aikin]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
9: ...[[Johan August Arfwedson]], (1792-1841), Swedish chemist - George Washington Carver (7937 bytes)
2: ... the [[peanut]] and other [[plant]]s to increase the profitability of farming.
5: ... that he was known by the Carvers' neighbors as "the plant doctor".
7: ...ls of the room. From that moment on, he knew that he was going to be an artist as well as a botanist.
9: ..., but still carried scars from this incident for the rest of his life.
11: ...n scientific agriculture and, in 1891, he became the first African-American to enroll at Iowa State Co... - Softball (19057 bytes)
1: ...), but differs from it in several ways, of which the chief four are:
3: ...he body than the elbow – while in baseball the ball may be released in any position and is usual...
4: * The ball is larger, less dense, and heavier than a baseball.
5: * The playing field is normally smaller.
6: * The game is seven innings long, as opposed to nine in... - List of sculptors (9151 bytes)
30: *[[Arnold Henry Bergier]]
45: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]] (1475 - 1564)
97: *[[Victor Fisher]] (1938-)
103: *[[Daniel Chester French]] (1850 - 1931)
108: *[[Henri Gaudier-Brzeska]] (1891 - 1915) - Hittites (17910 bytes)
1: ...azk?n north-central [[Turkey]]), through most of the second millennium BC.
3: ...red-year gap from 1500 to 1400 BC. After 1200 BC the Hittite polity disintegrated into several indepen...
5: ...inhabited the same region until the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC and spoke a non-Indo-European l...
7: ...century initially believed the two peoples to be the same, but this identification is still disputed.
9: The Hittites were also famous for their skill in building and using [[Chariot#Hittite|c... - Photography (18493 bytes)
2: ...e. The process is done through [[mechanical]], [[chemical]] or [[digital]] devices commonly known as [...
5: ... a camera. And one can place objects directly on the glass of a scanner to produce pictures electronic...
7: ... and composed to achieve the objective of taking the photograph.
9: The controls include:
12: *[[Aperture]] of the lens - March 22 (9294 bytes)
1: ...[Gregorian Calendar]] (82nd in [[Leap year]]s). There are 284 days remaining.
6: ...lony]] sign a peace treaty with [[Massasoit]] of the [[Wampanoag]]s.
7: ...tlers around [[Jamestown, Virginia]], a third of the colony's population.
8: *[[1630]] - [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] outlaws the possession of cards, [[dice]], and gaming tables.
10: ... the first direct tax levied from [[England]] on the American colonies.
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